This is the pre-game here, while we’re waiting for the Vikes to get done.
Justice :: “Genesis”
The XX :: “Crystalised”
Nat “King” Cole :: “Quizas, Quizas, Quizas”
Bob Dylan :: “Shelter from the Storm”
Frank Sinatra :: “Bewitched”
Talk Talk :: “Ascension Day”
Chris Lee :: “Thom’s Bells”
R.E.M. :: “Finest Worksong”
Pedro the Lion :: “Options”
Badly Drawn Boy :: “The Shining”
‘Til Tuesday :: “Voices Carry”
Paul Westerberg :: “Dirt to Mud”
Blind Melon :: “Mouthful of Cavities”
Jeff Buckley :: “Everybody Here Wants You”
Tom Waits :: “Heartattack and Vine”
Duke Ellington :: “Concerto for Cootie”
The Very Best :: “Yalira”
Weezer :: “Jamie”
Here comes trivia proper …
The Clash :: “Rudie Can’t Fail”
Talking Heads :: “Burning Down the House”
Pink Floyd :: “Money”
Pisces :: “Motley Mary Ann”
Dungen :: “Panda”
The Clean :: “Anything Could Happen”
The Velvet Underground & Nico :: “Femme Fatale”
The Faces :: “Ooh La La”
Jeff Beck Group :: “Let Me Love You”
Blind Faith :: “Can’t Find My Way Home”
Dire Straits :: “Sultans of Swing”
The Who vs. Mobb Deep :: “Shook Front, Pt II”
Beastie Boys :: “The Maestro”
Blackstreet & Dr. Dre :: “No Diggity”
Amerie :: “1 Thing”
SOUND ROUND: New Orleans artists—too bad we didn’t win.
DJ Shadow :: “Changeling/Transmission 1”
DJ Shadow :: “Disavowed”
Justice :: “New Jack”
Dick Dale :: “Misirlou”
Dusty Springfield :: “Son of a Preacher Man”
Urge Overkill :: “Girl, You’ll Be A Woman Soon”
Kool & The Gang :: “Jungle Boogie”
The Lively Ones :: “Surf Rider”
Al Green :: “Let’s Stay Together”
The Revels :: “Comanche”
Missy Elliott :: “Get Ur Freak On”
Lifter Puller :: “Back in Blackboard”
Spoon :: “Who Makes Your Money”
Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros :: “Home”
Modest Mouse :: “Gravity Rides Everything”
At the Drive-In :: “Invalid Litter Dept”
Parts & Labor :: “Fractured Skies”
TV on the Radio :: “Crying”
Bill Withers :: “Use Me”
Commodores :: “Keep On Dancing”
D’Angelo :: “Superman Lover”
Helmet vs. Outkast :: “Unsung B.O.B.”
WINNERS ANNOUNCED — Congrats!
The Outfield :: “Your Love”
The Romantics :: “Talking In Your Sleep”
INXS :: “What You Need”
John Parr :: “St. Elmo’s Fire (Man in Motion)”
Wang Chung :: “Everybody Have Fun Tonight”
The Clean :: “Tally Ho!”
Calexico :: “Alone Again Or”
Crystal Skulls :: “Outgoing Behavior”
Wilco :: “Hotel Arizona”
… and good night. It’s been a pleasure.
